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Meaning of 画蛇添足

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画 huà 蛇 shé 添 tiān 足 zú (Trad.: 畫蛇添足)HSK 6
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it
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1
dàn shì
但是
，
rú guǒ
如果
jué cè zhě
决策者
dān xīn
担心
tā men
他们
huà shé tiān zú
画蛇添足
，
nà me
那么
tā men
他们
yě
也
jiù
就
huì
会
kuài sù
快速
de
的
jiū zhèng
纠正
。
But if policymakers fear they have added legs to the snake, they will lift these measures as quickly as they imposed them.
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